Tapas- My Way

This weekend I wanted to make food that looked expensive, but wasn't.  I didn't do this for any reason except for my love of appetizers at restaurants, particularly when going out for tapas.  Tapas are my favorite way of eating because I love sharing- well, mostly when others share with me. My recent favorite meal was the ceviche I had at a Cuban restaurant.  I don't know what made me do it (probably because I'm obsessed with food),  but I woke up on Saturday morning with the need to recreate it . 

It was so easy even I could do it!


Ingredients:

*2 cups of your favorite mango salsa (I used one from Costco, but Trader Joe's has a good one too)

*1/4 cup chopped red onion

*Fresh cilantro

*Sprinkle of cumin, chili powder, and salt and pepper

*Defrosted cooked shrimp (I used about 1 cup)

*Plantain chips for scoopage (I bought mine at Trader Joe's)



Instructions:

-Chop up onion, dump in all ingredients, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours



I served it in a wine glass since we are klassy and don't have martini glasses:



I really enjoyed this, and so did my hubby.  (Sidenote: ceviche is Spanish and Spain won the World Cup!  How did I know?  I just did.  I didn't make any Dutch Food, OK?)

So what did I serve with this ceviche?  Homemade spring rolls of course!  Did I mention I kinda do a fusion thing a LOT?  I serve Russian, Latin American, Asian, and random cuisines together.  It just works.  Don't tell me otherwise.



For more details on my spring rolls method (perhaps method gives too much credit)- go HERE.

So tell me, are you a ceviche fan?  What was the best thing you did this weekend?